Description
Book SynopsisIn this paradigm-challenging study, Peter Cahn investigates why the coming of evangelical churches to Tzintzuntzan has produced neither the interfaith clashes nor the economic prosperity that evangelical conversion has brought to other communities in Mexi
Trade ReviewIn summary, the book is an important contribution to the field of religious conversion and the study of Protestantism in Mexico and Latin America, in both as an ethnographic work and as a solid reflection on issues related to social, political, and economic consequences of religious diversity. * Anthropos *
[A] pleasure to read, as it shows that good ethnography should not be boring. This text will certainly find the wide audience it deserves among readers from many backgrounds. * The Journal of Latin American Anthropology *
Table of Contents
- Preface. Confronting Interreligious Violence
- 1. Sharing the Burden of Fiestas across Borders
- 2. Drinking and the Divine in Chiapas and Tzintzuntzan
- 3. Accounting for Missionaries and Money
- 4. Responding to the Minority: Catholic Self-Improvement
- 5. Responding to the Majority: Doctrinal Disobedience
- 6. Considering the Consequences of Conversion
- Conclusion: Mobilizing Religion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
